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‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister On January 1, gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, and others at risk of contracting HIV, will have free access to a drug that …

by Marcella Bernardo Posted Dec 15, 2017 A longtime NDP MLA says work is being done to develop legislation in BC to crack down on high-price ticket re-sales This comes less than a week after Ontario passed legislation that caps …

MLA: ‘Used by landlords to get around rent controls’ Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert (left) on March 12 joins tenants of a West End apartment building whose landlord applied for a massive rent increase under a geographic rent loophole …

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist December 9, 2017 NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert: “Renters have been threatened with huge rent hikes under the existing rules and that’s a scary situation for any renter.” Photograph By CHAD HIPOLITO, The Canadian Press …

by Ellen Coulter and The Canadian Press Posted Dec 9, 2017 12:02 pm PST VANCOUVER – The Province is closing another loophole in residential tenancy regulations in a bid to keep rental rates down. The BC government is getting rid of …

The Canadian Press Published Saturday, December 9, 2017 3:13PM EST VANCOUVER — Renters in British Columbia no longer need to worry about their landlords hiking up rates to match high rents in hot neighbourhoods. The NDP government announced it’s closing …

By Simon Little and Kyle Benning CKNW WATCH HERE: The province has announced new measures to stop the huge rent hikes seen in markets where vacancy rates are near zero. Nadia Stewart has the full story. The NDP says it …